Trump mocks Nikki Haley's first name. It's his latest example of attacking rivals based on race ( apnews.com )

Donald Trump used his social media platform Friday to mock Nikki Haley ‘s birth name, the latest example of the former president keying on race and ethnicity to attack people of color, especially his political rivals.

In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump repeatedly referred to Haley, the daughter of immigrants from India, as “Nimbra.” Haley, the former South Carolina governor, was born in Bamberg, South Carolina, as Nimarata Nikki Randhawa. She has always gone by her middle name, “Nikki.” She took the surname “Haley” upon her marriage in 1996.

Trump, himself the son, grandson and twice the husband of immigrants, called Haley “Nimbra” three times in the post and said she “doesn’t have what it takes.”

ThePowerOfGeek ,

I said this in another thread the other day, but I'll reiterate it here...

All these idiot Republican presidential candidates who are twerking for Trump really don't get it. They think that they will win him over and curry his favor but fawning over him. But Trump already sees them as his enemies because they dared to enter the race in the first place. And if he gets into power they will be some if the first lined up against the proverbial wall.

This article is just more proof of that point.

ReallyActuallyFrankenstein ,

Better promise to pardon him again, that should make him respect you.

highenergyphysics ,

Nimbra, LMAO

Get fucked Nikki. Eat shit and reap what you sow.

cultsuperstar ,

Trump is constantly name calling his opponents. Why do they never call him names? Like call him Drumpf or senile or something? His followers love name-calling, so why not?

citrusface ,

Are you talking about Donald Tiny Hands Trump?

Retrograde ,
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    citrusface ,

    uwu du yu meen teeny tiny widdle tangewine donalwd dwumpf uwu

    Croquette ,

    Donny diapers feelings would be hurt if he could read.

    Buffaloaf ,

    Cadet Bone Spurs

    Jackcooper ,

    Drumpf was never an effective insult. I can get behind bone spurs though.

    Treczoks ,

    Memorizing real arguments would be to strenous for his poor little brain. Racism comes to him naturally, though.

    ChunkMcHorkle , (edited )
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    gramie ,

    Surely people haven't forgotten how he would (and still sometimes does) emphasize Barack Obama's middle name.

    As a deranged Republican once said about Obama, "he's a Muslim...and an atheist".,

    Kusimulkku ,

    Nimbra is a funny sounding name tbh

    quicklime ,

    Have we already forgotten Kimbra?!

    iforgotmyinstance ,

    Guy most popular with racists does something racist.

    jballs ,
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    https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/7716b564-a6a9-4206-a358-4728ebce723a.jpeg

    xc2215x ,

    Racism has been within Trump for a while now. What he did is no longer shocking.

    pandapoo ,

    As he should.

    I hope he goes full hog on attacking Indians and Hinduism, as that's a pretty important demographic for the GOP.

    Be interesting to see how that would play out.

    Neato ,
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    I hope he goes full hog on attacking Indians and Hinduism, as that’s a pretty important demographic for the GOP.

    Indians and Hindus in the US are often Republicans?

    Burn_The_Right ,

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    lledrtx ,

    Source?

    They are least aligned with the GOP according to Pew - https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/religious-landscape-study/religious-tradition/hindu/#social-and-political-views

    lledrtx ,

    They are not according to Pew (https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/religious-landscape-study/religious-tradition/hindu/#social-and-political-views). Also she is not Hindu.

    lledrtx ,
    1. She is not Hindu
    2. Hindu Americans are literally one the most non-GOP religious groups. Source - https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/religious-landscape-study/religious-tradition/hindu/#social-and-political-views
    RockyC ,
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    Says the guy named after a duck.

    TheJims ,

    His name is slang for fart

    ook_the_librarian ,
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    That slang isn't well-known in America. I only know about it because he released a fragrance in the in UK around 2012 or so. So there was "trump means fart" as an explanation of why it didn't sell well.

    Not that I doubt it, but it sounded like the chevy "nova" means "no go" and it didn't sell well in Mexico. That story is BS.

    ThePantser ,
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    This guy likes to make fun of names but he married a Melania and named children Ivanka and Barron. They all sound foreign. He probably mocks their names their faces.

    RedAggroBest ,

    Nah, those are white. He doesn't like brown people.

    someguy3 ,

    I've always thought of Barron like oil Baron.

    ShittyBeatlesFCPres ,

    This is lame. The only thing I enjoy about Trump is his weak ass attempts to come up with nicknames. You can’t just use someone’s real name.

    To be clear, the nicknames themselves aren’t the funny part. Ron DeSanctimonious was so lame, I thought he’d lost his fastball. But then he came back with Meatball Ron and I was like, “Ah! Le mot juste!” They’re all so stupid that they’re unintentionally funny. “Low energy Jeb.” “Lying Ted.” “Sleepy Joe.” It’s like movies that are so bad, they become funny.

    VindictiveJudge ,
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    He actually got her name wrong, too. Or he can't spell Nimarata.

    ChunkMcHorkle , (edited )
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    ReallyActuallyFrankenstein ,

    Yeah, but Trump is nothing if not lazy. Xenophobia is the even-lower-hanging fruit, so Trump's gonna go with that every time. Just ask "barackHUSSEINobama."

    someguy3 ,

    'The party of racists wouldn't eat my face.'

    JustZ ,

    I mean he knows his base.

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